High School Sports

St. Francis High senior Nash Horton last month was presented with an offer he just couldn’t refuse. The Sharks baseball standout verbally committed to play for Pepperdine University after he was told a roster spot would be waiting for him in the 2026 spring season. “It's...

WATSONVILLE—It took a little more than a quarter of action for the Watsonville High football team to get the jitters and rust off its shoulder pads in Friday night’s season opener at Emmett M. Geiser Field.  But once they got going it seemed like nothing...

Watsonville junior Justin Alfaro recorded a hat trick to help lift the boys’ soccer team to a 4-1 victory over Salinas in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division opener Jan. 6.  Alfaro finished with a game-best three goals, while teammate junior Jesus Contreras-Barboza...

PACIFIC GROVE—The St. Francis High football team remains on the quest to finish the season undefeated for the first time in the program’s history.    Senior running back Diego Wolfe recorded three touchdown runs for the Sharks, including two in the second half en route to...

Monte Vista Christian senior Marissa Cortes banked the game-winning jumper for the Mustangs’ girls basketball team in a 40-38 victory against Watsonville on Friday. With the win, MVC (2-2) will take on Silver Creek in the Gold Division championship tonight at 5:30pm. Cortes finished with 17...

It’s been two weeks since Monte Vista Christian players threw on the helmets and shoulder pads for the first official day of practice. Mustangs third-year head coach Spencer Ferrari-Wood believes they aren’t quite where they want to be at this point of the early 2025...

Aptos High senior guard Jaylen Dang had 12 points for the Mariners’ girls basketball team in a 54-52 loss to North Salinas High in the North Salinas Sportsmanship Classic championship on Dec. 18. Dang, who was named to the all-tournament team, also hauled in five...

WATSONVILLE—Absolute domination was how Monte Vista Christian performed in its season opener against Del Mar with a 27-0 victory. Since then, they haven’t skipped a beat. Mustangs second-year manager Johnny Ramirez said it set the stage for them this season.  “I wanted that game to see where...

Scotts Valley High junior Taylor Wilson earned the league’s top honors as the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s Player of the Year for the 2024 season. “This award means a lot to me because it was my goal from the beginning of the season and...

WATSONVILLE—The Monte Vista Christian wrestling team will face a series of tough challenges this upcoming season. Apart from having a roster of primarily underclassmen, the Mustangs were bumped up to the more competitive Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Gabilan Division, by default. MVC coach Jeff Silveira would’ve...